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Showing 17911800 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-6

Where the court is seised on the basis of the provisions of articles 1564-3 and 1564-4, the case shall be set for a short time.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-6

…ion shall be kept as minutes at the court registry, which shall provisionally keep the documents produced in support of the application.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-6

If service is made on the defendant and unless it is made by electronic means, the bailiff must orally bring to the defendant's attention the information qualified as important by the European order f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-1

…otte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific rules laid down pursuant to Law No. 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers, ne peuven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6-1

Article L. 1336-1 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-6

The following are eligible for direct subsidies:1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted;2° Audiovisual works in the fiction and creative documentary genres…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 611-6

Videogram publishers can only benefit from aid for videographic publishing of a cinematographic work if the contract for the acquisition of the videographic publishing rights for the work has first be…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-6

The amount of aid granted for the feasibility phase of a project complies, depending on the nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in 5 (c and d), 6 and 7 of Articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-6

Publishers of catch-up television services are not eligible for financial support for online distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works.Public institutions and their subsidiaries are not el…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-6

…ospects for distributing the work, particularly on the international market;5° The amount of the production costs.

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